Her knowledge of human inventions, of worldly means of locomotion, was not extensive, and he had to begin with the A B C of it and go through a course in elementary mechanics.
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
The consideration of the first of these points leads Marx into a discussion of the normal length of the day of labour; and the consideration of the second into a discussion of the effects of inventions and machinery on the condition of the working classes.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
inventions, again, are the work of science, and science costs the capitalist nothing.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae